SPECIAL EMPHASIS 2014 SCHEDULE

OBSERVANCE MONTH / SE Observance Exhibit
LEAD BUREAU
Martin Luther King Day (January 20) / January 15, 2014 / BLM
African American Heritage Month (February)
Theme: Civil Rights in America / February 12, 2014 / NPS
Women’s History Month (March)
Theme: Celebrating
Women of Character, Courage, and Commitment / FEW & Bureau
OSM Workshop March 20
Holocaust Days of Remembrance Week
April 27-May 4
Theme: Confronting the Holocaust: American Responses / May 7, 2014 / OS, OCR
Federal Interagency Committee Lincoln Theatre
Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month (May)
Theme: I Am Beyond / May 6, 2014 – Yates Aud.
May 15, 2014
Rachel Carson Room / OIA, OSM
OSM/Health Unit Workshop-Chinese Medicine – May 20
June Pride Month (June)
Theme: / June 18
SIB Auditorium / USGS, GLOBE
DOI Multi-Cultural Day
Theme: / August 27, 2014 / OS, OCR
Women’s Equality Day (August 26, 2014)
Theme: Celebrating Women’s Rights to Vote / OSM
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
Theme: Hispanics: Serving and Leading Our Nation with Pride and Honor / September 17, 2014
SIB Auditorium / FWS
Disability Employment Awareness Month (October)
Theme: / BSEE/BOEM/Health Unit
Workshop-MCS
Native American Heritage Month (November)
Theme: / BIA/BIE
World Aids Day (December 1) / BOR

DOI EMPLOYEE FOCUSED CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
Theme: Bridging the Gap: Expanding the Latin Agenda into New Frontiers / July 8-12, 2014
New York, NY
Federally Employed Women (FEW) Leadership Summit / July 11, 2014
Washington, DC
Blacks in Government (BIG)
Theme: Dream Big, Train Well and Emerge to Greater Heights / July 28-31, 2014
Las Vegas, NV
Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE)
Theme: Native Pride and Spirit: Yesterday, Today, and Forever / June 9-13, 2014
Albuquerque, NM
Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC)
Theme: Diverse Leadership + Expanding Opportunity: An Imperative for America / May 5-9, 2014
Charlotte, NC
Asian American Government Executives Network (AAGEN) Leadership Workshop
Theme: Pathways to Success / June 5, 2014
Crystal City, VA

DOI EDUCATION FOCUSED CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

National Association for Equal Opportunity In Higher Education (NAFEO) / April 6-8, 2014
Washington, D.C.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Conference - Theme: Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Investing in America’s Future / October 4-6, 2014
Denver, CO
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference (HBCU) / OS, OCR / September 2014
Minorities in Agricultural, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) Theme: Embracing Today’s Challenges to Embark on Tomorrow Opportunities / March 27-29, 2014
Birmingham, AL

OTHER NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONFERENCES

National Organization for Mexican American Rights (NOMAR) / TBD
Out and Equal Workplace Summit / Nov 3-6, 2014, San Francisco, CA
American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) / November 13-15, 2014, Orlando, FL
Perspectives Conference / TBD
Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government (DHHIG) / 2015

Revised April 15, 2014